Improvement in interfering-fad for horses



I 1. SMITH. Interfering Pad for Horses.

No.105,990. I Patented Aug ,2, 1870.

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r l T I Letters Patent No. 105,990, dated August 2, 1870.

The Schedule referred to thes'e Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it meta concern.- p

Be it known that 1, J 0111? SMITH, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented anImprove-merit inInteriering-Pads for Horses,of which the'following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification, in

which- Figure l is a perspectivetiew of aninterfering-pad with my improvement appliedthereto.

Figure 2 is a plan of the under side of a horses moor with a shoe thereon, and representing the position and manner of securingjmy improved pad thereto.

a Figure 3 is avertical section through the rear por tion of the hoof and shoe, on the line :6 :voffig; 2,

Interferingpads for horses, as'heretofore made, are

objectionable, for the rea so n thatit isdifficult to keep 3 them from tnrnin g around or slipping up ontbe hoof after being placedin posit-ion. l To overcomezthese diificulties, the strap or band 0 the pad has'been provided with a single projection on start, which is pressed in between the 'upper side of v the shoe and the bottom of the hoof, at a point at or near the front of the l same,butowing to the 'start? :oeeupying such position, it is liable to be" brought in contact with various ,p objects or obstacles during ,the

ordinary movementsof'the horse, and is frequently broken or bent and forced ontkot' place, and the per tion of the pad opposite to that where the start is placed continually slips upon the inclined surface-of thehoof, which causes the band to chafe'and to be soon worn out,f:beside being uncomfortable to, the

To provide an interfering-pad which shall efiect the desired object and remain permanently in the position in which it isadjusted is the purpose of my invention,=which consists in an interfering-pad having two istartsfi'so arranged as -to' fit between the shoe and hoof-Qat-poiuts at or near the rear or heel-calks, in

whichjpositionthey arenot' exposed to be struck, and

the pad is prevented from v riding up,and is held se- I curely and permanently after being adjusted to its proper place.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and "use .my invention, Iv will proceed todescribe the manner in which I have carried it out. Inthe said drawing t A is a thick strip of rubber, provided with a series of conical projections, 01-, and riveted at 1) I) to a leather strap, B, pro'videdgwith holes 0, and a buckle, d, by which it may be secured around-a horses hoof.

By reference to fig. 2, it will be seen that the interfering-pad is so applied that the rubber projections in point out from theinside of the hoof toward the inside of the next hoof of the same pair of the horse's legs, and, in this position the pad is prevented from slipping up or around by means of two starts, 0 e, oneof which fits between the hoof and shoe, at or near its.rear or heel-calla inside the hoof, while the other start fits between the hoof and shoe at or near its rear or hcel-calk outside of the boot, by which construction the pad is held snugly down 'on' the hoof, and the starts are not in a position to be struck when the hoof comes in contact with the ground.

As hereiubefore mentioned, I disclaim an interfering-pad provided; with one start, only, as I am aware such a pad has been made, but has not been successfully used, as it failed to accomplish the desired end; but

,What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- An interfering-pad, provided with two s tarts, e e, which fit between the hoof and shoe at or near its rear or heel-calks, when oonstrnctedand arranged with respect to the leatherstrap B, and rubber j strip A, provided with projections a, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth. 1

Witness my hand this 6th day of June, A. D. 1870.

JOHN SMITH. Witnesses:

P. E. TEsoHEMAonnn, L. E. Barron'nttnn: 

